Reel seat for fishing rods



April 8, 1952 L. A. BEAN 2,592,109

REEL SEAT FOR FISHING RODS Filed May 16, 1950 INVENToR. oz//s 53m/v y BY Patented Apr. 8, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE REEL SEAT FOR FISHING RODS Louis A. Bean, Indian Hills, Colo.

Application May 16, 1950, Serial No. 162,27 0 1 claim. (ci. Lis- 22) This invention relates to a reel holder for attaching a line reel to a fishing rod, and has forl drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numerals refer to like parts in all views of the drawing and throughout the description.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side view of the improved reel, illustrating it in place on a conventional fishing rod;

Fig. 2 is a top view of the improved reel holder` removed from the rod; and

Figs. 3 and l are longitudinal sections therethrough, taken on the lines 3-3 and 4 4, respectively, Fig. 2.

In Fig. 1 the handle of a conventional iishing rod is indicated at I0, with the reel seat portion thereof at II. A conventional line reel is illustrated at I2, with its supporting saddle at I3.

The improved reel holder consists of a rear cup member I4, having a closed bottom I5. and a forward sliding sleeve member I5. The cup member I4 and the sleeve member IG are both provided with outer straps II which, at the bottom of each, are spaced away to provide sockets I8 for receiving the extremities of the reel saddle I3. The members I4 and I6 are soldered or otherwise permanently secured to their straps I7.

The cup member I4 is formed with two oppositely projecting bosses I9 from each of which a spring tube-2Il projects. The spring tubes 29 are telescopically received in outer tubes 2| which pass through cylindrical ears 22 formed on the opposite sides of the sleeve member I6. The sleeve members I6 can be set in any desired position along the tubes 2l by means of suitable set screws 23.

A tension spring 24 is positioned Within each pair of telescoping tubes 20 and 2|. The springs are attached to rear spring plugs 215 and forward spring plugs 26. The rear spring plugs 25 are flanged and bear against the rear eXtremities of the bosses I9. The forward spring plugs are slidable within the outer tubes 2| and are tapped to receive threaded adjusting screws 21 which extend through head discs 28 on the end of the cups 2l. By rotating the screws 2'1 the tension in the springs 24 can be increased or decreased, as desired.

The device is applied to the rod by simply slipping the sleeve II over the reel seat portion Il, and then slipping the cup I4 over the end of the reel seat, where it is locked in place by means of a clamp screw 29.

To attach the reel, it is only necessary to force the sleeve I6 forwardly, thence place the reel yoke I3 between the members I4 and IS, allowing the springs 24 to draw the sleeve I6 rearwardly, causing the sockets I8 to slide over the extremities of the saddle I3. The reel can be instantly removed by simply forcing the sleeve I6 forwardly.

To accommodate the holder to large reels, the set screws 23 are loosened and the member I6 is set further forward. For smaller reels, the member I6 is set further rearward. After the proper adjustment has been made and the screws 23 are tightened, no further adjustments are necessary.

While two of the springs 24 and two of the telescoping members '2t-2l have been illustrated, it is conceivable that this device would be operable with only one spring and one telescoping member. Such a construction, would, however, not be as eiicient but could be manufactured more economically.

Should it be found that the reel is not being gripped sumciently tight, it is only necessary to tighten the screws 2l to increase the tension in the springs '24.

While a specic form of the improvement has been described and illustrated herein, it is to be understood that the same may be varied, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired secured by Letters Patent is:

A device for securing a shing reel of the type having oppositely projecting saddle extremities to a fishing rod, comprising: a slidable sleeve mounted on said rod; a xed sleeve mounted on said rod, said sleeves having sockets for receiving the saddle extremities of said reel; a projecting boss formed on each sleeve; an inner telescoping tube projecting from the boss on one sleeve; an outer telescoping tube projecting from the boss on the other sleeve over the rst tube; and a spring positioned in said tubes and connected therewith and acting to urge said sleeves toward each other.

LOUIS A. BEAN.

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